© Eric Hong

Chow Chi-chung joined the Hong Kong Philharmonic in September 2001 as Assistant Principal Horn. Chow has collaborated with many major artists such as Myung-whun Chung, Yo-Yo Ma, Isaac Stern, Yehudi Menuhin, Sarah Chang, Han-na Chang and Helen Huang, and has appeared on television and radio frequently.

As soloist, he has performed with the KBS Symphony Orchestra (Korean Broadcasting System), Pusan Symphony Orchestra and Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra. He has also served as Principal Horn of the Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra, Macau Chamber Orchestra, and Asia Youth Orchestra. He was the youngest ever Principal Horn player with the KBS Symphony Orchestra.

Born and raised in Hong Kong, Chow began to play the horn at the age of seven. At fourteen, he was awarded a scholarship to study at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (APA), in its junior programme. In 1991, he won the Aiwa Foundation scholarship from the Asia Cultural Council to participate in the Aspen Music Festival.

周智仲於2001年9月加入香港管弦樂團為圓號助理首席。他曾與多位樂壇巨星同台演出，包括鄭明勳、馬友友、艾息．史頓、曼奴軒、張永宙、張漢娜、黃于純等，又經常在電視和電台上獻藝。

獨奏演出方面，周氏曾合作的樂團包括韓國廣播公司交響樂團、釜山交響樂團和廣州交響樂團，又曾擔任香港小交響樂團、廣州交響樂團、澳門室樂團、亞洲青年樂團的圓號首席。他是韓國廣播公司交響樂團有史以來最年輕的圓號首席。

周氏在香港出生及長大，七歲開始習圓號，十四歲考獲獎學金，入讀香港演藝學院少年組。1991年，他贏得亞洲文化協會的愛華基金獎學金，得以參與亞斯本音樂節的演出。